Sentence #14013598 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 专家 is built
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专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion
专 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
家jiāhome
宀roof · miánMeaning part
豕pig · shǐSound part
宀 hints at the meaning (roof); 豕 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiā.
Memory aidA pig 豕 under a roof 宀: a home, a family.
How to write 专家
专 4 strokes · 家 10 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 专家 (zhuānjiā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
专家 (zhuānjiā) means “expert” or “specialist”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhuānjiā: zhuān with a 1st tone, then jiā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 专家 is written 專家. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuanjia with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 专家 from the suggestions. Typing zhuanjia into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
专家 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
专zhuān1st tone, high and level
